Taking action : achieving gender equality and empowering women /
Grown, Caren,
Taking action : achieving gender equality and empowering women / On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Education and Gender Equality UN Millennium Project 2005 Task Force on Education and Gender Equality Caren Grown, Geeta Rao Gupta, Aslihan Kes. - xix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-257).
A problem with a solution -- Task force perspective on gender equality and empowerment -- Strengthen opportunities for postprimary education for girls -- Guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights -- Invest in infrastructure to reduce women's and girls' time burdens -- Guarantee women's property and inheritance rights -- Reduce gender inequality in employment -- Increase women's representation in political bodies -- Combat violence against women -- Data and indicators for monitoring progress -- The financial costs of interventions to achieve gender equality -- Making it happen -- Education projections and country level education data -- Reproductive health statistics -- Employment statistics -- Statistics on women's political participation -- Employment indicators -- Summary of e-discussion facilitated by ActionAid, United Kingdom. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4. App. 5. App. 6.
"This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. The task force recommends seven strategic priorities: strengthen postprimary education for girls while ensuring universal primary education; guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights; reduce women's and girls' time burdens; guarantee property and inheritance rights; eliminate gender inequality in employment; increase women's participation in government; and combat violence against women. Action on these priorities will enable countries in every region of the world to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment by 2015."--BOOK JACKET.
Also available electronically on the World Wide Web.
1844072223 9781844072224
Women--Education--Developing countries
Educational equalization--Developing countries
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Developing countries.
LC2572 / .T35 2005
371.82
Taking action : achieving gender equality and empowering women / On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Education and Gender Equality UN Millennium Project 2005 Task Force on Education and Gender Equality Caren Grown, Geeta Rao Gupta, Aslihan Kes. - xix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-257).
A problem with a solution -- Task force perspective on gender equality and empowerment -- Strengthen opportunities for postprimary education for girls -- Guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights -- Invest in infrastructure to reduce women's and girls' time burdens -- Guarantee women's property and inheritance rights -- Reduce gender inequality in employment -- Increase women's representation in political bodies -- Combat violence against women -- Data and indicators for monitoring progress -- The financial costs of interventions to achieve gender equality -- Making it happen -- Education projections and country level education data -- Reproductive health statistics -- Employment statistics -- Statistics on women's political participation -- Employment indicators -- Summary of e-discussion facilitated by ActionAid, United Kingdom. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4. App. 5. App. 6.
"This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. The task force recommends seven strategic priorities: strengthen postprimary education for girls while ensuring universal primary education; guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights; reduce women's and girls' time burdens; guarantee property and inheritance rights; eliminate gender inequality in employment; increase women's participation in government; and combat violence against women. Action on these priorities will enable countries in every region of the world to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment by 2015."--BOOK JACKET.
Also available electronically on the World Wide Web.
1844072223 9781844072224
Women--Education--Developing countries
Educational equalization--Developing countries
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Developing countries.
LC2572 / .T35 2005
371.82